Light and Dark, Two of Hearts.
Author's notes- Just don't ask about the title. I don't own Gundam Wing, never have never will. As for the fic, it's hella AU and many of the characters may be OCC, but it seemed like a good idea at the time.
Part 6
Milliardo had gotten the call from the base, he really didn't expect them to call. The base said that his skills were needed once more for a situation has developed. He said that he'll be there shortly and so went to Dermail Catalonia's office.
"Ah yes, Mr. Peacecraft, may I help you?"
"Well, I just got the call from the San Francisco base and that I have to go there. I was wondering if you could lend me-"
"Sure, you can have one of my cars. A war hero such as yourself needs the best transportation. So, what is it that they need of you?"
"Well my skills were needed. I think that there's something serious going to happen and soon."
"Yes well, I'm sure that you and your Gundam Zeta will stop whatever's happening. Good luck on your mission and all."
"Thank you. And could you tell my sister that I'll be gone for a few days?"
"Yes, I'm sure. I am always able to help." Milliardo said his thanks and left the mansion to the San Francisco Base. Something must be up, they can't just reactivate him if something serious was about to happen. He did miss the old Zeta; the two of them have been together and seem so much since the past few years. He can still remember the first day that he had laid eyes upon the Gundam class mobile suit.
~Flash Back~
It was the year 2247 AD and it was four months since the end of the Fourth World War and two months since the Iranian Invasion. A small group was being lead through a rather large factory. Within the group was Milliardo Peacecraft who was notably known as the Lightning Count; Casval Rem Deikun, who was famously know as the Red Comet, Jamil Neate; populary known as the Iron Vulture, some military officers, technicians and a few teenagers.
"And here is the Mobile Suit Prototype testing area. This area is devoted to new mobile weapon technologies. "
"Hn, I've never thought that we'd be getting any more Mobile Suit Classes besides the Zaku, Leo and that new Daughtress models." Rem said.
"I wonder what crazy model will they come up with?"
"Yes, we are eager to know."
"Well, each of you are the best Fighter pilots of your respective countries with the U.N. Federation F-27 Flying Viper Jet Fighter and the best Mobile Suit pilots of the Leo, Zaku and Daughtress models. You have a gift that we have yet to understand and after studies of your gifts, we were able to create personal suits for each and every one of you. Though most of them are experimental, I'm sure that we'll be able to expand our knowledge of this new gift."
"Great, first we're heroes and now we're guinea pigs." Milliardo leans towards the other pilots and they laugh a bit.
"Don't take it that way Lieutenant Peacecraft, we'll just study your abilities under combat situations. These children here," the Colonel points at the teenagers. "They are to be studied under controlled laboratory situations so we can fully understand the true purpose of these gifts." Then they reach the three suits. "And here we have the special Gundam Mobile Suits. Lieutenant Deikun, you'll be flying the experimental Gundam Epyon."
"Ugh, now that is scary." Rem looked upon his Gundam. It was colored in dark purple and looked like the knight from hell. "And that one's mine too?"
"This Gundam was designed from your personal style of combat and be able to transform into an energy efficient mobile armor mode for travel. It can be armed with a Beam Cannon on the left hip armor if need be."
"Well, at least I'll have something to shoot with," Casval said.
"Lieutenant Milliardo Peacecraft, you will be piloting the Gundam Zeta."
Milliardo looked upon the Gundam. It looked very bulky and had an unusual shield. "This one can transform into a Wave Rider Mode that enables it to enter the atmosphere under it's own power. It is also armed with a Hyper Mega Launcher that has enough power to destroy an entire city with one attack."
"Holy shit, that's overkill!!!!"
"Not when you'll have to face a huge attack force." Then there was the last Gundam. It was streamed lined and had some kind of fins and a cannon attached to it's back. "The last one here is the Gundam X, piloted by Jamil Neate. It is armed with a Beam Shield Cannon, Beam Sword and a Satellite Cannon which gets its energy from the Aluce Lunar Base via Microwaves to lighten the weight. It to has the power to flatten an entire city in one attack."
"Damn!!" the three pilots gasped.
"Each one is equipped with a different cockpit system: Zero, Flash, and Psycommu. Each are designed after the tests of your special abilities. You three will be the 1st Gundam Pilot Squadron, the first pilots to test new Mobile Weapon Technology."
~Flash Back ends.~
'Well Zeta, I guess that we're still needed in this world.....' Milliardo drives down the freeway to the San Francisco Base.
~*~
Milliardo reached the base. There he had met some familiar people.
"Rem! Jamil! How's it going!" Milliardo called out to his old war buddies.
"Milli!" They all rushed in for a group hug, it had been months since they last saw each other. After the group hug they started to give each other rough rubs on the top of the other's head, throw play punches, whatever that was familiar with close friends. They also asked questions that were pretty much normal to those who haven't seen the other for some time.
"So, do any of you know what they want us for?" The other two just shrugged, showing that they were just as clueless. "You're no help." Then the General walked up. "General No-"
"At ease gentlemen."
"Wow General! Last time we met, you were a colonel..." Casval Rem Deikun gasped, the Colonel that once shown them their personal Gundams was now a General.
"Yes Colonel Deikun, I know. Each one of you Gundam Pilots have been assigned to different areas of the Earth so that you could train Mobile Suit pilots for the next great 'Mobile Suit War', well that war is almost here gentlemen. There is a situation at the Jovian System."
"You mean the Jovian Nations of the Duchy of Zeon and Saudi Jupiter?"
The General nodded.
"Those two off-world nations are our greatest suppliers of the fuel Helium-3, the rare isotope that we use in the Minovsky Fusion Reactors of our space fleets and our Mobile Suits. Advancement of the Minovsky Fusion Reactors have come to when a single reactor will still produce power for years, but we still need Helium-3 and our greatest supply and closest source of Helium-3 is Jupiter. For two centuries since the discovery of practical fusion by Doctor Yuri Minovsky we have established orbital colony outpost to Jupiter using the Island 3 design. The Jupiter Energy Fleets of many nations have contributed the wealth of the Jovian colonies. Then two Jovian Colonies declared independence and became the first off-world nations: The former Zeon Republic and Saudi Jupiter. I believe that your family resided at the Zeon colonies for centuries Colonel Deikun." Rem nodded his head.
"Yes, that is until the Zabi coup e'tat. My father barely escaped with his life."
"We all remember that one. It was all over the tabloids on Earth. Anyway, the two are at the verge of war for quite some time. Each side building a military that encourages the other to make their military better and with their funds, they can do it without consequences on their economy. All they need is a reason to declare war."
"Yah and I've even seen the specks on the Zeon Forces. They have what people are calling the 'Next Generation Zakus' of the Jenice, Septem, Octave, Crouda, and Bertigo models. And that new Geara Doga's a mean looking suit. It'll even scare the skirt off a Zaku," Milliardo muttered.
"And then there are those Mobile armors. God they are huge! I mean they should be considered ships instead of Mobile Armors!" Jamile almost shouted. The veteran pilot had seen these mobile weapons from testes and from what he could gather, they meant business and not to be taken lightly.
"Don't forget about the military of Saudi Jupiter. Their Space Maganacs are very mobile and heavily armed then their Earth Bound friends. Then there are those Mobile Space Fighters of there's and their fleet is really organic looking."
"And that is why we should be concern. If war broke out between the two Jovian Nations, the whole world would be on a virtual crisis for energy. Even the energy colonies of Saturn, Uranus and Neptune wouldn't be enough because they are so far away."
"What happened that might spark this, sir?"
"There was a terrorist sabotage on one of the Jupiter Energy Ships, the Nautilus Drive system exploded. No one knows who did it but the two Jovian nations are blaming the other. The current mission is to ease the tensions between the two so that nothing drastic would happen. Then if that doesn't work then well have to go for war containment. To make sure that their war does not spread to the entire Jovian System."
"Do you really think that that'll work General Noventa?" Jamile asked the worried general. He could feel the fear and nervousness running through his mind.
"I don't know, I really don't know. All we have to do is make sure that this war, if it does become declared, does not spread across the Jovian System. We need Helium-3 for Earth."
General Noventa knew quite well that the Earth has a great dependence to space. Ever since all Earth-bound resources have been dried up since 2097, the colonies have become a great importance to the Earth's survival. Plant's had to be grown upon the Mars colony world. Electricity from the orbital Solar Power Stations in Polar orbit. Minerals and alloys mined from the natural resource satellites in Geo-stationary orbit and in the nearby asteroid belt, and most important of all is the fusion fuel mined from the Giant Gas Planets. The major station of fusion fuel was Jupiter since it was the closest, all others were just secondary because they were farther than Jupiter. The Earth has become a starving planet, virtually cannibalizing it's sister planets for resources for its inhabitance.
"Well then, all of you know the situation and the importance of the success of the mission. You should prep your Gundams for space combat. You'll need it."
"Sir, yes sir!" The gundam pilots saluted and went to their Gundam Hangar Bay.
"Man, I can't believe this! There's going to be a war and we're going to be peacekeepers!?!!" Milliardo exclaimed; he did not like the idea of being a target for both sides.
"I know, being a peacekeeper in a foreign war means that you're target practice," Jamile sighed.
They reached the Gundam Hangar Bay. The Zeta had been upgraded to the Double Zeta with optional Full Armor. The X could be upgraded from its standard weapons to the X Divider Weapon Systems and back again. The Epyon has upgraded to be fiercer looking than its previous form, (Imagine if Hajime Katoki redesigned the Epyon like the other Gundams.) with batwing-shaped wings on its back. Large claws on its forearm, dragon-head feet with vulcans on it. The heat rod shield with a retractable heat rod, a rather large Double Beam Rifle stored on the left armor skirt plate, and a staff attachment to go with the large Beam Sword.
And painted red.
"You've changed the color scheme didn't you?" Milliardo asked the red obsessed pilot. Rem just placed a hand behind his head.
"Well I do like the color red, hehe." The other two sweatdropped.
"The same old Rem, huh?" Jamile said. "Why are you obsessed with red anyway?"
"Because on my home colony, it's fashionable."
"Oh god save us all," the two moaned. They spot some of the special teens they've met when they were first given their gundams and then walked towards them.
"Yo Tiffa, how's it going?" Milliardo raised his hand for a high five, but the girl didn't respond, just looked at him. "Okay, you're not in a talkative mood."
"When's she ever Milli?" Rem crossed his arms.
"You can't really blame him for trying Rem. I mean she hasn't even said anything during her stay at the base," Jamile said, then he saw a newcomer. "Who's he?" Then an assistant came up to him.
"This is Caris Nautilus, his parent's died in a terrorist bombing and he's under our care."
"Well I hope that he's nicer than that other newcomer. Hiya Amuro-"
"Shut the fuck up!" the young kid shouted, interrupting Rem.
"Okay, he's diffidently cranky."
"Amuro! You know better than that!" The assistant turned to Rem. "You really can't blame him, his special abilities have given him pressure in the brain and making him angry and hostile."
"Yah, hate to see how his parent's-"
"They were divorced and then were killed," the assistant explained to Jamil while trying to calm down Amuro.
"Okay then, never mind." Then the three look upon their upgraded gundams. "Well, looks like the Gundam Trio's back into business."
"Yah, a hell of a lot better then training recruits." Milliardo said. He looked upon Double Zeta very proudly.
~*~
Relena was in the observatory deck in the fencing gallery watching most of the students in the class duel each other. She was watching Heero fence and it amazed her that he was so good at it. Then her mind drifted to her brother. Milliardo had gone to the San Fransisco Base instead of the Travis Base. He hasn't been to the San Francisco Base in seven months and she started to become worried. The last time he was there, she heard that he had almost died. Milliardo and his Zeta are always going out and finding trouble that could get him killed. She looked back at Heero and noticed that the fencing class was over.
'Damn, I wanted to try it out too.' She thought to herself. Ever since she was little, swords had always fascinated Relena. Big ones, small ones, European or Asian, she didn't care. She loved them all. Relena always wanted to try at least some kind of swordplay, even though fencing is too weak by her standards. It was at last the lunch break and the whole group assembled at one of the tables and started to eat their lunch. Then Duo brought out a holo-radio.
"Duo, you know that electronics are not allowed on school grounds!" Hilde shrieked.
"Relax sis, I'm just going to turn on some tunes. Besides I've seen a lot of kids using electronics all over the school." He turned the holo-radio and there was a pop station. "Hell yah, this is what I like." He started to move his arms in a circular pattern in front of him.
"We interrupt your regular program for this news flash," a news reporter announced, interrupting the music.
"Aw ma-" The group hushed him as the announcer continued.
"As of 11:49 AM Pacific Standard Time, the Jovian Nations of the Duchy of Zeon and Saudi Jupiter have declared war. Nation members of the U.N. Federation have also declared a state of emergency, for U.N. Federal Representatives have announced that when the two Jovian Nations are in a state of war with each other. Helium-3 shipping and transport from Jupiter will be halted as from the threat of being targeted to the military forces of both sides of the conflict. The members of the U.N. Federation had voted unanimously to send a force to contain the conflict to within the borders of the two Jovian Nations. There are high hopes that it'll contain the conflict and continue the flow of Helium-3 to power the transport and military ships of the U.N. Federation and other colonies. Among the forces that are sent to contain the conflict are the Gundam Pilots: Casaval Rem Deikun, Jamile Neate, and Milliardo Peacecraft." Relena gasped. "The fleet will arrive at the borders of both Jovian Nations, but it is feared that the combat has already begun-" Relena turned off the holo-radio; she did not want to know what happened. The rest of the group understood what had just happened. Her brother has just gone off to war into space.